The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-19


Only the seed needs to be
loosely pressed against the soil, and this
nay be accomplished by treading on each
ill after planting. II the seed-bed is
n fine filth and tolerably moist even this
will not be necessary. The swelling OF
he grain in growing packs the soil
closely around it, besides furnish in
more or less warmth. To make warm
'eed-bed the ground for corn should be
olowed rather shallow and. il q sod.
With jointer, which is the name for .
mall pillow attached to the large one,
yoing before it and cutting q narrow
'nrrow Of sod and doubling it over on
tseH. The blowing after the jointer
should be barely deep enough to furnish
J little loose soil to make good planting.
FORCING EARLY POTATOES.
The earliest kind Of potatoes are
precocious in sprouting, and
t is impossible to keep them in warm
lark cellars without having them push
hose long white shoots, which have to
be broken of and BY 50 much diminish
The vitalitJ Of the seed. To this fact is
partly due the decreased yield Of early
as compared with late ones and
their greater tendency to run out. All
potatoes intended for seed should be
from the cellar as soon rs dan
ger Of frost is past. The early varieties
for first planting may be cut and placed
in dry, light room. spreading thinly
on earth and in contact with it. Have
the pieces Of good size, but gouge ou1
all the eyes excepting one or two
These in two or three weeks will be large
green and stocky, ready as soon as
painted to push into growth, while
roots will begin to form at their base.
In planting these cut potatoes press the
eyes firmly into the soil. covering the
top rather loosely. By the time the
sprout has turned up to the light the
root will have fin hold of the soil. In
this way two or more weeks may bt
gained in earliness (?) rs compared with
the same variety Of potatoes treated in
usual way. and the yield will also in.
creased
EXHAUSTION OF OATS.
The fact that barley is . heavier
grain than oats and with equal chance
will produce more pounds per acre is
BY some. thought sufficient reason why
it should be equally exhaustive, at least
But experience Of farmers attests the
The broader leaves of the
barley plant not only enable barley to use
more carbon from the air, but there il
also greater proportion Of carbon
(starch) in its composition. Not even
wheat is richer than oats in proportion.
and to make this. nitrogen must be taken
from the land. It is in search Of this
nitrogen that the roots of the oat plant
range far and wide, while those of the
barley plant are comparative restricted.
FARM NOTES.
Ability To buy and sell to good ad.
is. business tact-is
quite as essential to success in farming
as ability to raise good crops.
A good mulch upon raspberries and
blackberries standing on light. open
soil. will tend to hold the moisture at
fruiting time, when it is most needed
There was a decrease Of the sheer
census in Tennessee last year of l46..
600 head, a loss which the commissioner
Of agriculture charges upon 1.-The worth.
less ours of the state"
Grapes are best on high gravelly
soil, but some nitrogenus manure SHOULD
then be used to encourage vine growth
early in the season. Late growth Of
wood is liable to Winter kill.
When cleaning oats for seed q cor.
respondent of the Cultivator fans with
q strong current SO as to blow over all
the lightweight oats and retain only
the heaviest grains. In this way he
has kept his grain from deteriora'
ting.
Look for parasites when your young
chicks or turkeys begin all at once L
droop. They are probably troubled
with lice. A slight application Of lart
and carbolic acid-no more than fiy,
drops Of acid in tablespoonful of lar,
touching the neck, head and vent
will probably rout the enemy. But, Q
course, the coops and mothers must b
cleaned also.
In 1000 quarts of milk sold-or 400
pounds-22 pounds of nitrogen, l
pounds of potash and s pounds Of phos
phoric acid are removed from the farm
But the COW that produces this amour
Of milk returns nearly as much plan
food to the farm in the shape of manur
il it is properly saved. So that in n
atty milk farming is by no means q
exhaustive as some farmers believe
In some European cow-feeding e,
periments it was found that % per Gel
of the nitrogen consumed was assimi
ated in milk and flesh, 1915 per Gel
was found in the manure and 1928 ",
lost. In q flock Of sheep 1910 p,
cent of the nitrogen was converted I'M
flesh. 1912 per cent was found in Il
manure and $3.50 per cent was los
considerable escaping as carbonate
ammonia.
Dissolve half dram of nitric of les
in pint Of boiling water, then dissol,
two drains OF common salt in eight or t.
quarts Of water; when both are thorough
" dissolved pour the mixtures togethe
and when the sediment has settled 70
have pail Of clear fluid, which is Il
saturated solution of the chloride .
lead. A cloth saturated with the liqui
and hung up in room will at ono
sweeten . fetid atmosphere. Poure
down sink, water-closet or drain, {
on any decaying or offensive object
will produce the same result. TT
nitric Of lead is very cheap, and
pound of it would make several barre
of the disinfectant.
Recovering . Football.
Mrs. Beebe, IN elderly New Londt
III -. hoor : r,ord Noe1 annnyOd